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Ghostrunner<p>Driving to the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/vigil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vigil</span></a> with dreams of a miraculous recovery.</p><p>Driving from the vigil with dreams of a swift passing.</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grief</span></a></p>
Ian Kremer<p>"<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grief</span></a> is the reminder that love was present, and that even if it’s no longer in its original form, that love still exists."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Alzheimers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alzheimers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dementia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/caregiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caregiving</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a></p>
earthling<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grief</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/photography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>photography</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a></p>
earthling<p>A Palestinian boy mourns at a hospital after an Israeli strike killed three policemen in Rafah on Sunday, in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza [Hatem Khaled/Reuters] </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gaza" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gaza</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grief</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ceasefire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ceasefire</span></a></p>
nix<p>“I’ve heard it said that one of the aspects of grief that makes it harder to move on is that we keep rolling around this idea that ‘this can’t be happening. this can’t be real, this can’t be happening.’ And when I realize that the only lasting truth is change, as it pertains to this election, I could move to the next phase…to figure out, ‘OK, now what are we going to do?’” </p><p><a href="https://www.stlamerican.com/news/national-news/what-we-can-learn-from-octavia-butler-in-times-of-chaos/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">stlamerican.com/news/national-</span><span class="invisible">news/what-we-can-learn-from-octavia-butler-in-times-of-chaos/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/octaviabutler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>octaviabutler</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grief</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/stlamerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stlamerican</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/afrofuturism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>afrofuturism</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/hope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hope</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/change" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>change</span></a></p>
sugarbear mobley<p>February 13th, 2025—full text in ALT or go to:</p><p><a href="https://www.sashamobley.com/listen/2025/2/15/february-13th-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sashamobley.com/listen/2025/2/</span><span class="invisible">15/february-13th-2025</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artjournal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artjournal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/visualjournal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>visualjournal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/love" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>love</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grief</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/loss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/suddenchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>suddenchange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/overwhelm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overwhelm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resilience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resilience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stress</span></a></p>
Ultimate Healing Solutions<p>Tips to Heal a Broken Heart: Step by Step - <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Heartbreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heartbreak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Love" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Love</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Healing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SelfCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfCare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Breakup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Breakup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grief</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EmotionalWellness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmotionalWellness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Resilience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resilience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Recovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Recovery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Relationships</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Therapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Therapy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SelfDiscovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfDiscovery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Heartache" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heartache</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MovingOn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MovingOn</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ultimatehealingsolutions.com/2025/02/15/tips-to-heal-a-broken-heart-step-by-step/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ultimatehealingsolutions.com/2</span><span class="invisible">025/02/15/tips-to-heal-a-broken-heart-step-by-step/</span></a></p>
Diligence Jones<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DadsLump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DadsLump</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grief</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ParentalLoss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ParentalLoss</span></a></p><p>Picking up the last of dad's private papers from the house. So glad we set up his NOK (next of kin) box last summer/fall. His degrees, certificates are next.</p><p>I'll be at his house scheduling house clean out and his internment once we have his ashes.</p><p>We had a little too much after dinner last night so we're all hungover. This morning, over pastries and coffee, I wanted so badly to look across the table and see dad cutting his eyes in that way he had as he said something provocative and outrageous. </p><p>His absence is becoming more real to me each day.</p>
sugarbear mobley<p>February 12th, 2025—full text in ALT or go to: </p><p><a href="https://www.sashamobley.com/listen/2025/2/13/february-12th-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sashamobley.com/listen/2025/2/</span><span class="invisible">13/february-12th-2025</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artjournal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artjournal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/visualjournal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>visualjournal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/love" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>love</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grief</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/loss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/suddenchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>suddenchange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/overwhelm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overwhelm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resilience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resilience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a></p>
Diligence Jones<p>My sister and I have different ways of coping.</p><p>My chest is full of anxiety and jitters so I'm watching a cooking show to distract myself.</p><p>My sister has done two loads of laundry, washed dishes, cleaned the toilet, and now she's whipping up an artichoke dish.</p><p>I need an edible.<br>And I miss my dog.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grief</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DadsLump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DadsLump</span></a></p>
Diligence Jones<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grief</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DadsLump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DadsLump</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Today" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Today</span></a> </p><p>A quiet rainy morning in LA.<br>We're handling the small details for the Mar 1 memorial.<br>My sister is grading papers.<br>Coffee in hand.</p><p>Boss texted me: Let me know if you want to check in later.<br>No, I don't need to check in. But clearly she does. So maybe I'll call her later.</p><p>With these quieter days, the grief is seeping through more forcefully. It's easy to forget, in all the planning, organizing, and logistics, that Dad isn't here anymore.</p><p>No more hilariously outrageous phone calls.<br>No more reminders to eat something other than toast for breakfast.<br>No more family or church tea.<br>No more loud political or cultural debates over dinner and cocktails while folks from other tables eavesdrop.</p><p>God I'm gonna miss his face.</p>
Cindy Weinstein<p>Tomorrow at 12 to 3 pm PT, 3 to 6 pm ET is HFC CareCon 2025. <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/HFC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HFC</span></a> is the foundation created by <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/LaurenMillerRogen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaurenMillerRogen</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/SethRogen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SethRogen</span></a> in honor of Lauren's mother Adele, who died of early-onset <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alzheimer</span></a>'s. Please register if you are a <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/caregiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caregiver</span></a>, know a loved one with <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dementia</span></a>, and/or want to have a laugh (it is Seth Rogen after all!). I will be on the panel, "End of Life but not the End of Love."</p><p>Here's the link.<br><a href="https://www.donatehfc.com/event/hfc-carecon-2025/e634286?utm_source=social%20media&amp;utm_medium=social%20media&amp;utm_term=carecon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">donatehfc.com/event/hfc-careco</span><span class="invisible">n-2025/e634286?utm_source=social%20media&amp;utm_medium=social%20media&amp;utm_term=carecon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndAlz</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grief</span></a></p>
Cindy Weinstein<p>Tomorrow at 12 to 3 pm PT, 3 to 6 pm ET is HFC CareCon 2025. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/HFC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HFC</span></a> is the foundation created by <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/LaurenMillerRogen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaurenMillerRogen</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SethRogen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SethRogen</span></a> in honor of Lauren's mother Adele, who died of early-onset <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alzheimer</span></a>'s. Please register if you are a <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/caregiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caregiver</span></a>, know a loved one with <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dementia</span></a>, and/or want to have a laugh (it is Seth Rogen after all!). I will be on the panel, "End of Life but not the End of Love."</p><p>Here's the link.<br><a href="https://www.donatehfc.com/event/hfc-carecon-2025/e634286?utm_source=social%20media&amp;utm_medium=social%20media&amp;utm_term=carecon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">donatehfc.com/event/hfc-careco</span><span class="invisible">n-2025/e634286?utm_source=social%20media&amp;utm_medium=social%20media&amp;utm_term=carecon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndAlz</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grief</span></a></p>
Stephanie<p>Estrangement grief is strange—it doesn’t always hit in the ways you expect. Today, it showed up as decision paralysis over something as small as picking clothes. Beneath that was something deeper: the weight of making choices alone, without the invisible guide rails of family influence.</p><p>Growing up, decisions were made for me. Even as an adult, I sought their approval, even when I didn’t want to. Now that they’re gone, every decision feels final—fully mine. That freedom should feel empowering, but instead, it stirs fear. What if I get it wrong? What if I make a stupid mistake?</p><p>The waiting, the uncertainty, the lingering belief that I should know how to handle this by now—it all pulls at old survival responses. Fear. Anxiety. Shame. A younger part of me still craves external validation, but I don’t yet know what self-approval looks like.</p><p>I do know I’m in transition. Learning to trust myself. Learning to let go of the shame of old responses. I’ve already taken steps forward. Now, the real work is defining what self-approval means—and making peace with the parts of me that still reach for something that no longer exists.</p><p><a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Estrangement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Estrangement</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grief</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/SelfTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfTrust</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Healing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healing</span></a></p>
sugarbear mobley<p>February 5th-11th, 2025—full text in ALT or go to: <a href="https://www.sashamobley.com/listen/2025/2/12/february-5th-through-the-11th-2025-what-happened" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sashamobley.com/listen/2025/2/</span><span class="invisible">12/february-5th-through-the-11th-2025-what-happened</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artjournal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artjournal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/visualjournal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>visualjournal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sickcat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sickcat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/seniorcat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seniorcat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/love" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>love</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grief</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/loss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/suddenchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>suddenchange</span></a></p>
Diligence Jones<p>i'm working on all the comms assets for my dad's Celebration of Life service in 2 weeks and I'm hitting a mental/productivity wall.</p><p>Also creating the schedule for the house, following up with an estate lawyer, the final business of closing the accounts once death certificates are ready, dealing with the knowledge that this memorial might be....large. </p><p>I want to tell my sister to stop talking to people, but apparently, I'm the only introvert in the family. They're all sharing with their circles and maaaaan....I need everyone to shhhhhh.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DadsLump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DadsLump</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grief</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ParentalLoss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ParentalLoss</span></a></p>
earthling<p>Palestinians mourn as loved ones finally laid to rest in Gaza</p><p>Palestinians in Gaza have held a burial ceremony for loved ones whose bodies had been buried in farmland during the war, and were transferred to the Beit Lahiya Cemetery on Tuesday [Abdalhkem Abu Riash/Anadolu] </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/photography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>photography</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mourning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mourning</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grief</span></a></p>
Cindy Weinstein<p>This link will take you to the opening pages of the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/memoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>memoir</span></a> I wrote w/ Dr. Bruce Miller. If it resonates with you, I am very, very sorry. Please know that Bruce &amp; I wrote this to honor my father, Jerry, to help those whose lives have been impacted by <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dementia</span></a>, &amp; to share what we know about <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grief</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> (my main contribution) &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/neurology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurology</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/empathy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>empathy</span></a> (Bruce's contribution). We speak alone, together, &amp; to each other. We hope you find it helpful. </p><p><a href="https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12605/finding-right-words" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">press.jhu.edu/books/title/1260</span><span class="invisible">5/finding-right-words</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndAlz</span></a></p>
Cindy Weinstein<p>This link will take you to the opening pages of the <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/memoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>memoir</span></a> I wrote w/ Dr. Bruce Miller. If it resonates with you, I am very, very sorry. Please know that Bruce &amp; I wrote this to honor my father, Jerry, to help those whose lives have been impacted by <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dementia</span></a>, &amp; to share what we know about <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grief</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> (my main contribution) &amp; <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/neurology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurology</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/empathy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>empathy</span></a> (Bruce's contribution). We speak alone, together, &amp; to each other. We hope you find it helpful. </p><p><a href="https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12605/finding-right-words" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">press.jhu.edu/books/title/1260</span><span class="invisible">5/finding-right-words</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndAlz</span></a></p>
Diligence Jones<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ParentalLoss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ParentalLoss</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grief</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DadsLump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DadsLump</span></a> </p><p>It's funny to see a loved one through the eyes of others.</p><p>My sister and I were humbled by the outpouring of support from a queer Black men's support group that our father joined when he came out. </p><p>We sat for a while, and they shared their impressions of our dad. We came away with a picture of a generous, wise, elder statesman. Like a gay Morgan Freeman.</p><p>Later, we sat in the car.</p><p>Sis: Did Dad totally transform into a whole other person when he was here?</p><p>Me: Seriously! We won't tell them the times we had to yell at dad for being out of pocket.</p><p>Later, a young man said that our father was the oldest Black gay man in their large and active community. That meant something for them.</p><p>I'll let them have their version of Dad. It was his best version. His most hard-won version.</p>